[MarketingJason]

I'm not sure this is true. Most (~80%) large venues are owned and operated by Live Nation, who also owns Ticketmaster. They also have exclusivity agreements with hundreds of others.

It's, in effect, a shell operating as a scalper and a customer service disruptor. This has very little to do with the artist beyond selecting venues.

[cbsmith]

It's about 60% of large venues. The 80% is Ticketmaster's share of the ticketing marketplace.